Chris Schulze

Chris Schulze is a Principal at HGGC, a Palo Alto-based, partnership-focused middle-market private equity firm. HGGC’s team page lists him as part of the firm’s investment team, and his profile states that he joined HGGC in 2016.

At HGGC, Schulze is active in the firm’s investments in Aceable, Entrata, Fullscript, Idera, and Stova. His HGGC profile also states that he was previously involved with the firm’s exited investments in Dealer-FX and AutoAlert.

Before joining HGGC, Schulze was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company, where he advised clients primarily in the technology and consumer sectors. He received both a Master in Professional Accounting and a B.B.A. in Business Honors from The University of Texas at Austin, graduating with high honors.

• HGGC describes its strategy as investing in “good businesses in the middle market” and partnering with management teams and stakeholders to build larger, stronger companies.
• The firm invests in businesses with enterprise values up to $1.5 billion.
• HGGC targets four primary sectors: technology, business services, financial services, and consumer.
• The firm looks for “high business quality,” including attractive business models, strong economics, durable revenue, and competitive strength.
• HGGC’s stated value-creation strategies include buy-and-builds, business transformations, and growth enablement.
• For Schulze specifically, the investments disclosed on his profile are mostly technology and software-enabled businesses, including education technology, property management software, healthcare technology, developer/database tools, event technology, and automotive SaaS.